SRK detained at US airport, Amjad Ali Khan doesn't get UK visa

Mumbai/New Delhi, Aug 12: On a day Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at a US airport, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan expressed shock after a UK visa was denied to him.

US diplomats quickly apologized after SRK tweeted that he had been detained -- apparently over his Muslim identity -- yet again at an airport in the US.

After the apologies, the actor said he respects protocol but being stopped at the airport was "a tad inconvenient."

The sarod maestro was more livid. "Shocked & Appalled. UK visa rejected," he tweeted on Friday.

Amjad Ali Khan said he was scheduled to perform at the Royal Festival Hall in London in September. He said the rejection was "extremely sad for artists who are spreading the message of love and peace."

Amjad Ali Khan said he had been performing almost every year in the United Kingdom since the early 1970s. "Upset to have my visa rejected."

Shah Rukh Khan said: "I fully understand and respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really sucks," Shah Rukh posted on Friday morning.

The actor flew to Los Angeles for personal reasons, a source close to the actor said.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal tweeted: "Sorry for the hassle at the airport - even American diplomats get pulled for the extra screening!"